Burmese protest against coup from Taiwan havenBy Ben Blanchard / Reuters, TAIPEIHundreds of people from Taiwan’s large Sino-Burmese community yesterday rallied in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District (中和) to denounce the coup in Myanmar and express their support for deposed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Taiwan is home to about 40,000 people from Myanmar, most of whom are ethic Chinese. People wearing National League for Democracy (NLD) T-shirts in New Taipei City’s Jhonghe District yesterday protest the recent military coup in Myanmar and show support for deposed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi, chairwoman of the NLD. Ko Ko Thu, 54, who fled to Taiwan after those protests were suppressed and helped organize the rally, said that he took inspiration from democratic Taiwan. Yee, an ethnic Chinese woman who asked to be identified by her Burmese name, also came to Taiwan after the 1988 protests, and said that it is important to show opposition to the coup.

Source: Taipei Times February 06, 2021 15:56 UTC